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Definition: Copulation |
CopulationNoun1. The act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "copulation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references) |
Etymology: Copulation \Cop`u*la"tion\, noun. [Latin expression copulatio: compare to the French expression copulation.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Sexual contact of a male with a receptive female usually followed by emission of sperm. Limited to non-human species. For humans use coitus. (references) |
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Synonyms: CopulationSynonyms: carnal knowledge (n), coition (n), coitus (n), congress (n), intercourse (n), relation (n), sex act (n), sexual congress (n), sexual intercourse (n), sexual relation (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Junction | Coition, copulation;sex, sexual congress,sexual conjunction, sexual intercourse, love-making. |
Sexuality | Sexual intercourse, copulation, mating, coitus, sex; lovemaking, marital relations, sexual union; sleeping together, carnal knowledge. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Copulation |
| English words defined with "copulation": bugger ♦ coital, Coplatry, copulatory ♦ Infibulation, Intromittent ♦ member ♦ penis, Phallus ♦ Retrocopulation ♦ sod, sodomist, sodomite, Spermatorrhoea ♦ virility. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "copulation": BEAST WITH TWO BACKS ♦ To MOW. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "copulation": Retrocopulation. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Copulation" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (copulation). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Copulation between X5 452 and myself successful, Ma'am. (Dark Angel; writing credit: Ben Aaronovitch; Mark Ezra) Anyway, it was a great copulation. (Little Big Man; writing credit: Thomas Berger; Calder Willingham) | |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | In those viviparous animals which feed on grass, the conjunction between male and female lasts no longer than the very act of copulation; because the teat of the dam being sufficient to nourish the young, till it be able to feed on grass, the male only begets, but concerns not himself for the female or young, to whose sustenance he can contribute nothing. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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| "Copulation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Copulation" is used about 61 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 61 | 43,149 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "copulation": copulation of animals. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "copulation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | ndërzim, çiftim (conjugation, gemination). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مضاجعة (coitus, love making), جماع (coition, coitus, congress, intercourse, lay, love making), إتصال جنسي (coition, sexual intercourse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | съвъкупление (coition), свързване (association, communication, concatenation, conjunction, connection, connexion, coordination, coupling, gathering, join, joining, joint, junction, juncture, linkage), копулация, полово сношение (embrace, lay, piece, screw). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | páření (coupling, mating). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | copulation (coitus), coitus (coitus), parring (coition, coitus, conjugation, covering, matching, mating, pairing, service, serving, sexual intercourse, sexual union, tupping), kopulation (coition, coitus, conjugation, pairing, sexual intercourse, sexual union). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | paring (conjugation, mating, pairing), geslachtsdaad (sexual intercourse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | sekskuniĝo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | جماع (Coition, Coitus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | parittelu (mating). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | copulation (coitus, concubitus). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Begattung (mating), Paarung (combination, crossing, draw, match, mating, pairing), Kopulation (coupling, splice grafting, zygosis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | συνουσία (coition, fornication, intercourse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | "ז"ו'ות (cohabitation, coitus, coupling, mating). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | párosodás (mating). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | persetubuhan (coition), persenggamaan (coition), persebadanan, kumpul. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | copulazione (coitus, concubitus, conjugation, mating, pairing), coito (coition, coitus), accoppiamento (connection, connexion, coupling, joining, matching). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 交尾 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | "うび (rear guard, second reserve, the rear). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cleiee (copulate, harrow, harrowing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | opulationcay cópula (copula, coupling). (various references) copulaţie, împerechere (coupling, pairing). (various references) спаривание (coupling, mating, pairing, pairings), копуляция. (various references) snošaj (coitus, intercourse, lay, love making, lovemaking, screw, sex), kopulacija. (various references) copulación (coitus, concubitus, conjugation, pairing), copula, coito (coition, coitus, intercourse), cópula (copula). (various references) parning (mating, pairing), kopulation. (various references) cinsel birleşme (coition, coitus, conversation, sexual intercourse), ilişki (affair, affaire, affinity, bond, commerce, connection, connexion, contact, corelate, correlate, correlation, daughter, dealing, dealings, gallantry, intercourse, interrelation, involvement, it, liaison, noose, rapport, reference, regard, relation, relationship, relevance, relevancy, sexual intercourse, truck), birleşme (accord, alliance, association, coalescence, coalition, cohesion, concrescence, concretion, conjugation, conjunction, fusion, hookup, incorporation, integration, joinder, joining, juncture, meeting, merger, reunion, unification, union), bağ (alliance, bandage, beginnings, binder, bond, brace, connection, connexion, copula, cord, corelate, daughter, desmo-, fascia, fastener, fastening, header, knot, lace, league, ligament, ligature, link, linkage, linkup, nexus, noose, relation, relationship, string, tie, tie up, truss, vinculum, vine, vineyard, yoke), çiftleşme (coition, coitus, coupling, mating, pairing, rutting, tread). (various references) спаровування (mating), копуляція, з'"днання (articulation, association, coalescence, conjugation, conjunction, coupling, hookup, joinder, joining, junction, ligature, link up, linkage, linking, mounting, union), злучка (covering). (various references) sự giao hợp (conversation, love-making). (various references) cyd (common, coupling, fellow, joining, joint, junction, united). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | admissura, concubitus. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Leviticus Chapter 15, Verse 17 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai pan imation kai pan derma ef' o ean h ep' auto koith spermatoV kai pluqhsetai udati kai akaqarton estai ewV esperaV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Vestem et pellem quam habuerit lavabit aqua et inmunda erit usque ad vesperum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Clooth and skynne that he hath, he shal wasshe with water, and it shal be vnclene vnto the euen. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And all the clothes or furres whereon soch seed chaunceth shalbe washed with water ad be vncleane vnto the eue. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And every garment, and every skin on which is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the evening. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And any clothing or skin on which the seed comes is to be washed with water and be unclean till evening. |
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| Language | Leviticus Chapter 15, Verse 17 |
| Cebuano | Ug ang tanan nga bisti kun ang tanan nga panit diin anaa ang binhi nga miagas, pagahugasan niya sa tubig ug mamahugaw siya hangtud sa hapon. |
| Croatian | Svaka haljina i svaka koža na koju dospije takav sjemeni izljev neka se u vodi opere i ostane neèistom do veèeri. |
| Danish | Enhver Klædning og alt Læder, der er kommet Sæd på, skal tvættes i Vand og være urent til Aften. |
| Dutch | Ook alle kleed, en alle vel, aan hetwelk het zaad des bijliggens wezen zal, dat zal met water gewassen worden, en onrein zijn tot aan den avond. |
| Finnish | Ja jokainen vaatekappale ja jokainen nahka, johon siemenvuotoa on tullut, pestäköön vedessä ja olkoon saastainen iltaan asti. |
| French | Tout vêtement et toute peau qui en seront atteints seront lavés dans l`eau, et seront impurs jusqu`au soir. |
| German | Und alles Kleid und alles Fell, das mit solchem Samen befleckt ist, soll er waschen mit Wasser und unrein sein bis auf den Abend. |
| Haitian Creole | Depi dechay la tonbe sou yon bagay fèt an twal osinon an po, se pou yo lave bagay sa yo, epi moun ki nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye p'ap ka sèvi ak bagay sa yo jouk aswè. |
| Hungarian | És minden ruha, és minden bõr, a melyre a magömlés kihat, mosattassék meg vízben, és tisztátalan legyen estvéig, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Benda apa saja dari kain atau kulit yang kena mani itu harus dicuci; benda itu najis sampai matahari terbenam. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka segala pakaian dan segala kulit yang kena mani itu, ia itu hendaklah dibasuh dengan air, dan najislah adanya sampai masuk matahari. |
| Italian | Ogni veste o pelle, su cui vi sar un'emissione seminale, dovr essere lavata nell'acqua e sar immonda fino alla sera. |
| Maori | Me horoi ano hoki ki te wai nga kakahu katoa, me nga hiako kei aua mea nei te purapura moenga, ka poke hoki aua mea a ahiahi noa. |
| Norwegian | Og ethvert klæsplagg og ethvert skinn som det kommer sæd på, skal tvettes i varm og være urent til om aftenen. |
| Portuguese | E toda vestidura, e toda pele sobre que houver sêmem serão lavadas em água, e serão imundas até a tarde. |
| Rumanian | Orice hainq wi ori ce piele cari vor fi atinse de scurgerea lui, vor fi spqlate cu apq, wi vor fi necurate pknq seara. |
| Russian | Й ЧУСЛБС П"ЕЦ"Б Й ЧУСЛБС ЛПЦБ, ОБ ЛПФПТХА П Б"ЕФ УЕНС, "ПМЦОБ 'ЩФШ ЧЩНЩФБ ЧП"ПА, Й ОЕЮЙУФБ 'Х"ЕФ "П ЧЕЮЕТБ; |
| Swedish | Och allt slags klädnad och allt av skinn, varpå sådan sädesutgjutning har skett, skall tvås i vatten och vara orent ända till aftonen. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "copulation": copulations. (additional references) | |
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"Copulation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: canullation, coblation, cobulation, compulation, compultion, copilation, copulator, Coulavie, cpulation, oculation, opulation, poculation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "copulation" (pronounced 'Cop`u*la"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-l-n-o-o-p-t-u" | |
-2 letters: location, locution, optional, platonic, plutonic. | |
-3 letters: auction, capitol, caption, caution, coalpit, coolant, copilot, inocula, linocut, lunatic, nuptial, octanol, optical, opuntia, outlain, outplan, paction, platoon, topical, unplait, utopian. | |
-4 letters: action, alnico, atonic, atopic, caplin, cation, catlin, catnip, citola, coital, coloni, coplot, copout, copula, coupon, cupola, incult, latino, lotion, octopi, oilcan, oilcup, option, paulin, plaint. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-l-n-o-o-p-t-u" | |
+1 letter: copulations. | |
+2 letters: occupational, productional, unapologetic. | |
+3 letters: computational. | |
+4 letters: micropulsation, occupationally. | |
+5 letters: computationally, micropulsations, neuropathologic, nonoccupational, overspeculation, postinoculation, pronunciational. | |
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